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First Lady of Afghanistan
Ceremonial position for the spouse of the Afghan head of state
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First Lady of Afghanistan was the title attributed to the wife of the president of Afghanistan. Rula Ghani, wife of former President Ashraf Ghani, was the last and most recent first lady of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021.
StatusPresidency abolished
Term lengthConcurrent with the president's term (unless a divorce or death takes place)
Formation17 July 1973
| First Lady of Afghanistan | |
|---|---|
| Status | Presidency abolished |
| Residence | Presidential Citadel, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Term length | Concurrent with the president's term (unless a divorce or death takes place) |
| Formation | 17 July 1973 |
| First holder | Zamina Begum |
| Final holder | Rula Ghani |
| Abolished | 15 August 2021 |
List of first ladies of Afghanistan
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| Nº |
Image |
First Lady |
Birth | Marriage |
President |
Tenure began |
Tenure ended | Age at tenure start | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamina Begum |
1917 | September 1934[citation needed] |  Mohammed Daoud Khan |
17 July 1973 | 28 April 1978 | 55–56 | 1978 | |
| 2 | Nur bibi Taraki |
 Nur Muhammad Taraki |
30 April 1978 | 14 September
1979 |
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| 3 | Patmana Amin |
Hafizullah Amin |
14 September 1979 | 27 December 1979 | |||||
| 4 | Mahboba Karmal |
1934 | 1953 |  Babrak Karmal |
27 December 1979 | 4 May 1986 | |||
| 5 |  |
Fatana Najib |
1953 |  Mohammad Najibullah |
30 September 1987 | 16 April 1992 | - | ||
| 6 |  |
Zeenat Karzai[1][2] |
1970 | 1999 |  Hamid Karzai |
22 December 2001 | 29 September 2014 | 31 | - |
| 7 |  |
Rula Saadah[1][2] |
1948 | 1975 |  Ashraf Ghani |
29 September 2014 | 15 August 2021 | 64 | - |